The new year is an excellent time to make a fresh start, whether it’s by finally organizing your closet and decluttering your kitchen or by going a step further and revamping your home’s look. We gathered information from previously published industry surveys to understand the top design trends that will dominate our living spaces in 2022.
Many of the top home design ideas for 2022 are, as it turns out, revisions of concepts we’ve seen in prior years, but this isn’t owing to a lack of imagination. Instead, it’s most likely because we’re still focusing on our preferences and requirements. We live in a world where uniqueness and self-assurance reign supreme.
Read on to learn about the top home design trends that architects and interior designers have observed grow over time—and those they predict will vanish as we approach 2022.
Seeing Green
Even before the COVID-19 lockdowns caused people to spend more time indoors, studies indicated that keeping plants in your home can help you focus and relax, as well as improve the quality of your indoor air.
People are naturally looking for methods to bring the outside into their homes now that we’ve settled into a work-from-home lifestyle that appears to be here to stay.
In recent years, biophilic design ideas have gained in popularity, focusing on creating relaxing, plant-filled surroundings that provide a visual connection with nature. It appears that our collective fondness for lush indoor surroundings will continue to grow in 2022.
But it won’t only be greenery-filled living and working places that will be popular in the next year: green-painted interiors will be everywhere, from whimsical accents on bathroom cabinets to entirely painted living room walls.
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Wallpapers and fabrics with flora and fauna patterns will also be popular choices for adding whimsical touches to rooms across the home. Just think harness leaf themes and forest-inspired colours whether you embrace the trend by maintaining your indoor garden or decking up your rooms with emerald- and moss-toned accents.
Reclaimed Materials
In the coming year, it appears that we’ll be seeking “greener” materials as well. Sustainable materials will reign supreme in 2022, according to an online marketplace’s Interior Designer Trends Survey, which polled many interior designers from its trade program about their preferences for the coming year.
In 2020 and 2021, there was a frenzy of ‘what can we get now’ property purchases. Many people felt compelled to buy products based on their utility rather than their durability. It appears that more consumers will begin to abandon those habits. In 2022, we might see the antidote to this, with interiors representing a longer lifespan and ageless elegant and efficient goods.
Reclaimed wood and stone are also expected to be fashionable in both building and interior design.
Building approaches may also see the growing tendency to repurpose old materials. Rather than developing new structures, we are increasingly seeking to improve the performance of existing old structures. We’ve seen this trend emerge slowly over the years with innovative adaptive reuse projects ranging from barn conversions to warehouse restorations.
Reclaimed wood and stone are also expected to be fashionable in building and interior design.
Building approaches may also see the growing tendency to repurpose old materials. Rather than developing new structures, we are increasingly seeking to improve the performance of existing old structures. We’ve seen this trend emerge slowly over the years with innovative adaptive reuse projects ranging from barn conversions to warehouse restorations.
Earthy Textures
Expect to see more tactile materials like wood, plaster, copper, leather, and finishes with natural textures. In 2022, I believe we will see a lot of earthier finishes like plaster, clay, and lime washes.
Textures such as scraped plaster, tougher clay, and grainy stuccos will be used more frequently. These have been extremely popular interior finishes due to their durability and ability to be made water-resistant, but I believe they will begin to make their way outside and even onto custom furniture.
Craft Revival
Expect to see more tactile materials like wood, plaster, copper, leather, and finishes with natural textures. In 2022, I believe we will see a lot of earthier finishes like plaster, clay, and lime washes.
Textures such as scraped plaster, tougher clay, and grainy stuccos will be used more frequently. These have been extremely popular interior finishes due to their durability and ability to be made water-resistant, but I believe they will begin to make their way outside and even onto custom furniture.
Many experts believe that more people are looking for vintage, antique, and handcrafted furniture and decor for their homes. We’ve observed a draw toward craft objects that can be enjoyed even more now that people are aware of how difficult they are to make due to people slowing down and exploring hands-on activities like ceramics, painting, and baking.
With the advent of natural wine and archival textiles in fashion, there is growing regard for craft skills. Intricately made and ancient decorative shapes are beginning to supplant the smoothed-out Scandinavian and Memphis-influenced design styles.
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In 2022, we might see more vestibules, corridors, libraries, console stations, pantries, and dressing spaces dedicated to showcasing object collections. Think throne-like chairs, consoles, and sideboards for furniture. Look for enormous table lamps, large candlesticks, quilts, and rustic linens, patterns, and strongly textured pottery as accessories.
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We may see greater experimentation with edge features such as ruffles, pleats, tassels, and ball fringes in upholstery instead of more austere materials. Some of these decorative components may have previously been stuffy, but I believe that they can become less traditional and livelier when combined with bolder colors and patterns.
Wavy Geometry
In 2022, rounded elements will continue to be popular, but the trend will spread to new sections of the home and take on new forms. Wavy undulations have been seen in furniture recently, but I believe we’ll see them more in millwork and stone backsplash detailing in the future. The pattern can be used in a variety of scenarios.
We should anticipate seeing more curvilinear
components in the home, in addition to sofas with rounded edges and arched
windows or doorways. Incorporate circular structural aspects such as waterfall
corners on consoles, countertops, workstations, and headboards to join the
trend. Alternatively, choose less-permanent designs such as drum tables.
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